Back To The 80s-Chapter 590 - 582: Explosives_1

In a flash, it’s already May 1, four days away from Ou Tiannan and Ou Ruoshui’s wedding, but Ou Tiannan had disappeared.

As Ou Ruoshui relieved herself, she was also a bit uncertain, what could have happened to Ou Tiannan?

Zhuang Shuxian also felt things were amiss, and asked Ou Ruoshui, "What’s happened to Ou Tiannan recently? It’s almost the 4th, did you book the restaurant yet? Also, you still haven’t bought your wedding clothes?"

Ou Ruoshui shook her head. The two had originally planned to buy clothes and book the restaurant on May 1. There weren’t many weddings at restaurants at this time, so they weren’t worried about not getting a booking.

Zhuang Shuxian didn’t understand what the two were thinking, sighed, "Today Jiujiu has a day off, but she hasn’t come back either, nor has Chen Gang, I’m going to Xiaobei’s house to see Jiujiu, do you want to go?"

Considering there wasn’t anything else going on, Ou Ruoshui tidied up and left with Zhuang Shuxian.

The two first went to the market, bought 2 kilograms of meat, a fish, a living chicken, and took them on the bus to the family quarters.

After school yesterday, Chen Gang went looking for Jiujiu, found out she was staying at Gu Xiaobei’s place, and followed as well. He was running around the house holding Mo Wang, which caused a lot of laughter, Xiaopang chased them from behind, also wanting to hold on.

As soon as Zhuang Shuxian and Ou Ruoshui walked into the corridor, they heard the children’s laughter. She smiled at Ou Ruoshui, "Children always make more noise when they’re together, huh? In our home, both children are quiet, focusing only on studying. Nowhere else are they this lively."

Ou Ruoshui nodded with a smile. The two children were always very quiet at home, careful not to disturb Zhuang Shuxian’s rest and Jin Xueping’s work.

"Grandma, mom, why are you here?" Jiujiu ran over and opened the door, smiling.

Zhuang Shuxian affectionately tapped Jiujiu on the forehead, "Staying at your aunt’s house and now you don’t want to come home? You don’t even think of coming home to see your grandma."

Jiujiu, blushing with embarrassment, laughed and took Zhuang Shuxian to the sofa.

Xiaopang ran to Zhunag Shuxian and Ou Ruoshui, politely greeted, "Hello Grandma, hello Auntie."

Mo Wang, however, ran into the bedroom, peeking out at the guests in the living room.

Zhuang Shuxian looked puzzled, waved at Mo Wang, "Mo Wang, come here. Grandma has brought pretzels for you."

Mo Wang shook his head, shrunk back. Gu Xiaobei shook her head, indicating for Chen Gang to go and play with Mo Wang.

"What’s wrong with Mo Wang?" Zhuang Shuxian asked with confusion.

Gu Xiaobei sighed inwardly, whispering, "Ever since the incident, he doesn’t like to interact with women outside our home."

Surprised, Zhuang Shuxian’s first thought was, "Oh my god, how will he find a wife in the future?"

"It will get better over time, as he grows up." Ou Ruoshui comforted.

Gu Xiaobei gave a small laugh. She was also worried, but Mo Wang was only three - marriage was a long way off. He would definitely get better.

Gu Xiaobei didn’t ask Ou Ruoshui about the wedding. Hearing from Jiujiu’s account, Ou Tiannan was seriously injured by a soldier, probably still in hospital.

Zhuang Shuxian hugged Xiaopang in her arms, asking Gu Xiaobei, "Did you know that Lily’s father has retired? He’s coming to live in the provincial city after May 1."

Gu Xiaobei shook her head, "I haven’t been to the shop lately, Qin Li came in a hurry and didn’t have time to go into details."

"Jin Cheng’s grave has been moved to the outskirts of the provincial city. They originally wanted to dig up the jujube tree and bring it back. But it was winter and they were afraid it wouldn’t survive. Now Lily’s dad is coming over, he can bring it." Zhuang Shuxian said in a low voice.

All of a sudden, Gu Xiaobei felt very selfish. She advocated starting the store, and now she became a lazy store owner. She even comforted herself, thinking that Qin Li, busy with work, would forget her sorrow. Wasn’t this just an excuse for her own selfishness?

Zhuang Shuxian continued, "Once Lily’s father arrives, let’s all persuade Lily together, she’s 24 now, if she delays for another two years, it’ll be hard to find in-laws."

Gu Xiaobei remained silent, feeling guilty in her heart. Regarding Qin Li’s search for an in-law, she fully supported Qin Li. A marriage without love is like a task. It only brings more suffering, and no man would want a wife whose heart belonged to someone else. But perhaps, one day, Qin Li may meet someone who can untangle this knot in her heart.

Gu Xiaobei didn’t know what to say, she changed the topic and went to the kitchen to cook.

Xiaopang listened to the adults speak, somewhat understanding, somewhat not. Seeing his mom head to the kitchen, he looked at Zhuang Shuxian and seriously said, "Grandma, when I grow up, I want to marry Dad."

Zhuang Shuxian was charmed by this, and laughed, hugging Xiaopang, "Little imp, do you know what marriage is?"

Xiaopang nodded, "It means I can be with dad every day."

...

Ou Tiannan hadn’t recovered from his injuries, yet Ma Chengwen came with a sack of items.

Ou Tiannan looked at the opened sack and jumped with fright. It was full of homemade detonators, like the kind used for blasting fish in rivers. The power of so many together was considerable.

"How did you manage to bring so many into the school?" Ou Tiannan thought Ma Chengwen was insane.

Once Ma Chengwen heard Ou Tiannan ask such a question, he knew Ou Tiannan had agreed to join him. He smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll tell you how to get them into the school. Besides, aren’t you acquainted with Ma Xuerong’s daughter? She may be able to help!"

Ou Tiannan scoffed, "Do you think I’d make it out of there if I did that?" He was injured in his lower body, not his head.

Ma Chengwen spoke mysteriously, "Relax, I’ve prepared an escape plan for you. Besides, the sniper who took down the entire L province military region isn’t around. What are you afraid of? The highest water tower near the school is more than a kilometer away, while the nearest two-story building could never be a sniper’s point. Don’t worry, I’ve checked everything out. I’ll coordinate with you."

Ou Tiannan leaned back against his bed in silence, sneering at Ma Chengwen. He really took him for a fool.

"We’re in this together. If we retreat, we retreat together." After thinking for two days, Ou Tiannan realized that returning to the provincial city was a mistake. He might as well do something big with Ma Chengwen and then flee the country.

A gleam of cunning flashed in Ma Chengwen’s eyes, he nodded and smiled, "You don’t trust me? Then I’ll go with you."

...

On May 8, the weather was clear, with occasional breezes blowing through, scattering catkins and poplar flowers all over the sky. They looked like white fluff from afar, akin to falling snow. People hated these flying flowers, as they would worm their way into their eyes, mouths, and nostrils.

Ou Tiannan and Ma Chengwen, each tied with a bodyful of detonators, headed to the school early in the morning. Ma Chengwen boasted to Ou Tiannan on the way, "Don’t worry, we’ve already hidden some explosives in the classrooms."

Ou Tiannan felt like he was going mad with Ma Chengwen, for reasons he couldn’t comprehend. Since things had come to this, he might as well continue to go mad.

The two men wandered around the school entrance, but they didn’t see Jiujiu. Seeing that class was about to start, Ma Chengwen, taking the lead, walked straight into the school. At this time, the school gates were open in the morning, so outsiders were free to come and go. But once the bell rang for class, the iron gate would close to prevent students from skipping class.